David Lee Lemonds (born July 5, 1948) is an American former

professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Modern professional ...

player, a

left-handed In human biology, handedness is an individual's preferential use of one hand, known as the dominant hand, due to it being stronger, faster or more dextrous. The other hand, comparatively often the weaker, less dextrous or simply less subject ...

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...

who played in the Major Leagues in and for the Chicago Cubs and

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and ...

. Lemonds appeared in 33 Major League games, all but two of them for the 1972 White Sox. He started 19 games, and in 99⅓ innings recorded 69

strikeouts In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during a time at bat. It usually means that the batter is out. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters, and is deno ...

and allowed 92 hits and 43 bases on balls. He retired after the 1974 minor league baseball season. Lemonds played on the Charlotte Post 9 (American Legion) team that advanced to back to back championship games, in 1964 and 65. Post 9, coached by his father Jack, won the Legion national championship in 1965. Lemonds, then went on to play for the University of North Carolina, where he was named first team All American, and Sporting News Player of the Year in 1968. UNC retired his number. He was drafted in 1966 by the San Francisco Giants during the 5th round but did not sign. He was drafted in the 1968 Amateur Draft (June Secondary) as the first pick in the first round by the Chicago White Sox. He was traded along with

Roe Skidmore Robert Roe Skidmore (born October 30, 1945) is an American former professional baseball player and one of the few players in Major League Baseball history with a perfect career batting average of 1.000. An outfielder and first baseman, he had a te ...

and Pat Jacquez by the Cubs to the White Sox for Ossie Blanco and José Ortiz on November 30, 1970."Center Fielders Are Exchanged," ''The New York Times'', Tuesday, December 1, 1970.
Retrieved March 10, 2020

References

External links

1948 births Major League Baseball pitchers Chicago Cubs players Chicago White Sox players Raleigh-Durham Phillies players Tacoma Cubs players San Antonio Missions players Iowa Oaks players Wichita Aeros players Tucson Toros players Living people Baseball players from North Carolina {{US-baseball-pitcher-1940s-stub